World War 2 sign warning Nazis not to bomb Ireland revealed

A wildfire which ripped through dry vegetation during the ongoing heatwave has revealed a stone sign warning German planes not to bomb neutral Ireland during World War 2.The sign was was spotted at Bray
Head, County Wicklow, by the Garda (Irish police) Air Support Unit during a flight to inspect the area after at the blaze.

The huge letters spell the word Éire, which means Ireland in Irish Gaelic.

More than 80 such signs were placed around the country’s coastline during the conflict to prevent bombers who might otherwise have thought they were flying over the UK.

World War 2 sign warning Nazis not to bomb Ireland revealed

A WILDFIRE which ripped through dry vegetation during the ongoing heatwave has revealed a stone sign warning German planes not to bomb neutral Ireland during World War 2.